It is with great sadness that Stamco Timber have announced the death of their chairman, Leon Shepperdson. Leon passed away on 27 September after a short illness.

An official announcement will be made at this year's show, but EMAP Construct, organisers of Interbuild have announced that the show will take place every year from now on rather than every other year.

Bradstone have announced that they will be working with the Carbon Trust as a pilot partner to trial the draft product carbon footprinting standard.

Fastener Fair Coventry have announced that the next show will take place at Coventry's Ricoh Arena on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 June 2008.

Encon, one of Wolseley UK's specialist businesses, has secured a £35,000 contract to provide thermal products for a new scientific research station in Antarctica.

PTS have tripled their sales of high efficiency boilers through the non-profit Creative Environment Network scheme.

Another rise in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and an increase in statutory paid holidays takes effect next week - do you know the new laws?

Saint-Gobain Building Distribution (SGBD) have acquired specialist timber supplier Pasquill Roof Trusses Ltd in the latest expansion of their Timber Group.

Over the last decade Aggregate Industries have been assessing their impact on the environment and looking at ways to improve and offset its carbon emissions.

Garden hard landscaping manufacturer StoneFlair have added to their collection of crafted reconstituted stone products, which were on display at Glee last month.